Beehive Cluster

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 600 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude +3.7
gptkbp:best_time_to_observe spring months
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:true
ongoing star formation
over 1000 stars
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Charles_Messier
gptkbp:distance_from_earth approximately 600 light years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:M44
gptkbp:features multiple bright stars
gptkbp:has_open_cluster_characteristics gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_spectral_type various spectral types
gptkbp:has_star_types main sequence stars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beehive Cluster
gptkbp:included gptkb:Messier_catalog
NGC catalog
gptkbp:is_a stellar nursery
gptkbp:is_associated_with the constellation Cancer
the zodiac sign Cancer
gptkbp:is_known_for its richness in stars
gptkbp:is_located_near gptkb:the_Beehive_Nebula
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
amateur astronomy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Local_Group
the Local Supercluster
the Milky Way's disk
the Milky Way's open clusters
gptkbp:is_popular_among stargazers
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar dynamics
its chemical composition
its age determination
its distance measurement
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar evolution studies
star counting techniques
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:sunglasses
gptkb:true
telescopes
gptkbp:is_visible_from_northern_hemisphere gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_visible_from_southern_hemisphere gptkb:true
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Praesepe
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Cancer_constellation
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Delta_Cancri
gptkb:Epsilon_Cancri
gptkb:Gamma_Cancri
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:photography astrophotographers
gptkbp:size approximately 15 light years across
gptkbp:type gptkb:open_cluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oncology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4